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Terms for subject Humorous / Jocular (226 entries)

être dans une position intéressante	be in the family way
faire la bête à deux dos	have sex
faire une descente sur	raid
finir la tarte? bon, je me dévoue!	you want me to finish up the tart? oh well, if I must!
il a eu la bonne idée de ne pas venir	he was quite right not to come
il a mis une distance respectueuse entre lui et le fisc	he made sure he stayed well out of reach of the taxman
il a une démarche d'éléphant	he walks like an elephant
il comprend vite mais il faut lui expliquer longtemps!	he's a bit slow on the uptake!
il est inspecteur des impôts — il en faut!	he's a tax inspector — someone has to do it!
il est persona non grata	his name is mud
il est retourné à ses chères études	he's gone back to his ivory tower
il est retourné à ses chères études	he's gone back to his beloved books
il est toujours grincheux, c'est héréditaire!	he's always moaning, it's congenital!, he was born moaning!
il faut avoir la foi pour travailler avec elle	you have to be really dedicated to work with her
il faut souffrir pour être belle!	one must suffer to be beautiful!
il lui a abîmé le portrait	he rearranged his face
il n'engendre pas la mélancolie	he's great fun
il n'est pas dégoûté!	he's not very fussy!
il n'y a pas le feu (au lac)	what's the big hurry?
il n'y a pas le feu (au lac)	where's the fire?